The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 16, 2007

AQUACULTURE
Small fries
TRADITIONAL FISHERMEN at work near Kochi. Trawling ban on the west coast came into effect on Thursday midnight. An order issued by the Supreme Court bars not only mechanised boats, as in last year, but also country boats with a motor above 10 ... More

COMMODITIES
Inflation rate eases to 10-month low as primary items' prices fall
Wholesale price index of all commodities at 211.9 points More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices decline
Physical rubber prices resumed the downward journey on Friday. The market reacted favourably to the declines in Japanese markets, which lost ground when gold and oil futures ran out of steam wiping out the initial gains on late trading. Selling ... More

SUGAR
Major market
Ritu Raj Konwar More

TEA
Orthodox teas gain on demand at Kochi sales
There was a substantial increase in leaf tea arrivals from 2.58 lakh kg to 3.87 lakh at the Kochi tea auction, while dust arrivals maintained last week highs at 13.18 lakh kg. Good liquoring CTC dust varieties remained barely steady while ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Gujarat Coop Milk Fed is now a billion-dollar body
Sale of Amul milk in pouches has grown by 40 per cent in value terms while sales of ghee in Amul and Sagar brands have grown by 28 per cent. Amul is world's largest pouched milk brand More

COTTON
AP issues ordinance to curb spurious seeds supply
A day after Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, announcing plans to introduce a legislation to control cottonseed activity, the Andhra Pradesh Government has issued an Ordinance to curtail supply of spurious and inferior ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures dip as June delivery ends
Pepper futures market after moving up on Thursday fell on Friday as the June delivery got over, and traders reduced their positions due to the quantity restrictions on nearby positions. The restrictions have put the exporters in difficulty, as ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Subsidy likely for raw sugar suppliers to EOU refineries
Move may benefit EID Parry, Shree Renuka Sugars More

EVENTS
Mango Mahotsava kicks off
The three-day Mango Mahotsava 2007 festival, organised jointly by the Agri-horticultural Society of India (AHSI), Kolkata, Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Government of West Bengal and Indian Chamber of Commerce, took off More

AIRIA gears up for India Rubber Expo in Kolkata
The All-India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), the apex body for rubber industries in the country with a membership of 1200 companies, has launched the hunt for a partner country to the fifth "India Rubber Expo 09", to be held in Kolkata in ... More

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